Best transaction: Named Larry Brown head coach on April 29, 2008.
Worst transaction: Traded guard Jason Richardson, forward Jared Dudley and a 2010 second-round pick to the Phoenix Suns for guards Raja Bell and Sean Singletary and forward Boris Diaw on December 10, 2008.
Executive of the Year: Never.
TRANSACTIONS:
SEASON 2011-12
January 25 Exercised the contract option on guard Gerald Henderson through 2012-13.
December 25 Signed guard Cory Higgins. December 24 Waived guard Ben Uzoh. December 23 Waived guard Durrell Summers and forwards Taylor Griffin and Melvin Ely. December 19 Signed forward Bismack Biyombo and traded a 2013 second-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for forward BJ Mullens. December 15 Signed guard Reggie Williams. December 14 Signed guard Durrell Summers and forwards Taylor Griffin and Melvin Ely. December 11 Signed guards Kemba Walker and Ben Uzoh. December 9 Signed forward Derrick Brown. June 28 2011 Named Rob Werdann assistant coach. June 27 2011 Tendered a qualifying offer to forward Dante Cunningham. Draft 2011 Selected guard Kemba Walker (9th overall pick) and forwards Tobias Harris (19th overall pick) and Jeremy Tyler (39th overall pick). Traded guard Shaun Livingston, forward Stephen Jackson and the draft rights to forward Tobias Harris to the Milwaukee Bucks for forward Corey Maggette and the draft rights to forward Bismack Biyombo from the Sacramento Kings. Traded the draft rights to forward Jeremy Tyler to the Golden State Warriors for cash. June 14 2011 Named president of basketball operations.
SEASON 2010-11
March 28 2011 Signed guard Garrett Temple for the remainder of the season. March 17 2011 Signed guard Garrett Temple to a second 10-day contract. March 7 2011 Signed guard Garrett Temple to a 10-day contract. March 3 2011 Re-signed forward Dominic McGuire and waived forward Sean Marks. February 28 2011 Waived guard Morris Peterson. February 24 2011 Traded Gerald Wallace to Portland for forwards Dante Cunningham and Sean Marks, center Joel Przybilla and and conditional first-round picks in 2011 and 2013. Trade center Nazr Mohammed to the Oklahoma City Thunder for guard Morris peterson and forward DJ White. Waived guard Sherron Collins and forwards Dominic McGuire and Derrick Brown. February 16 2011 Signed head coach Paul Silas to a contract extension. December 26 2010 Named Ralph Lewis, Charles Oakley and Stephen Silas assistant coaches. December 22 2010 Fired head coach Larry Brown and named Paul Silas interim head coach. October 29 2010 Exercised the contract options on guards DJ Augustin and Gerald Henderson through 2011-12. October 21 2010 Waived forward Darius Miles and center Matt Rogers. October 15 2010 Waived guard Javaris Crittenton. September 28 2010 Signed center Matt Rogers. September 27 2010 Signed guard Javaris Crittenton and forward Darius Miles. September 14 2010 Waived center Erick Dampier. August 24 2010 Signed forward Kwame Brown. August 6 2010 Signed guard Sherron Collins. July 22 2010 Signed forward Dominic McGuire. July 20 2010 Signed guard Shaun Livingston. July 13 2010 Traded centers Tyson Chandler and Alexis Ajinca to the Dallas Mavericks for guard Matt Carroll, forward Eduardo Najera, Erick Dampier and cash. July 12 2010 Re-signed forward Tyrus Thomas.
SEASON 2009-10
March 13 2010 Signed guard Larry Hughes for the remainder of the season. February 18 2010 Traded guards Ronald Murray and Acie Law and a future first-round pick to the Chicago Bulls for forward Tyrus Thomas; traded a protected 2016 second-round pick to the San Antonio Spurs for center Theo Ratliff. November 16 2009 Traded guard Raja Bell and forward Vladimir Radmanovic to the Golden State Warriors for guard Acie Law and forward Stephen Jackson. October 29 2009 Exercised the contract options on center Alexis Ajinca through 2010-11. October 22 2009 Waived guards guards Dontell Jefferson and Antonio Anderson. October 6 2009 Exercised the contract option on guard DJ Augustin through 2010-11. September 30 2009 Signed guards Stephen Graham and Antonio Anderson. September 24 2009 Signed guard Ronald Murray. September 23 2009 Re-signed guard Raymond Felton. July 28 2009 Traded center Emeka Okafor to the New Orleans Hornets for center Tyson Chandler. July 13 2009 Signed forward Derrick Brown. July 8 2009 Signed guard Gerald Henderson. Draft 2009 Selected guards Gerald Henderson (12th overall pick), AJ Price (52nd overall pick) and Robert Vaden (54th overall pick) and forward Derrick Brown (40th overall pick). Traded the draft rights to guard Robert Vaden to the Oklahoma City Thunder for cash. June 23 2009 Tendered a qualifying offer to guard Raymond Felton.
SEASON 2008-09
March 31 2009 Signed guard Dontell Jefferson for the remainder of the season. March 22 2009 Signed guard Dontell Jefferson to a second 10-day contract. March 10 2009 Signed guard Dontell Jefferson to a 10-day contract. February 18 2009 Signed forward Cartier Martin for the remainder of the season. February 7 2009 Traded guard Shannon Brown and forward Adam Morrison to the Los Angeles Lakers for forward Vladimir Radmanovic; signed forward Cartier Martin to a second 10-day contract. January 29 2009 Signed forward Cartier Martin to a 10-day contract. January 16 2009 Traded forward Matt Carroll and center Ryan Hollins to the Dallas Mavericks for center DeSagana Diop. December 12 2008 Waived center Dwayne Jones and signed forward Juwan Howard. December 10 2008 Traded guard Jason Richardson, forward Jared Dudley and a 2010 second-round pick to the Phoenix Suns for guards Raja Bell and Sean Singletary and forward Boris Diaw. November 24 2008 Signed center Dwayne Jones. November 19 2008 Waived forwards Linton Johnson and Andre Brown. October 28 2008 Signed forward Linton Johnson. October 27 2008 Waived forward Jermareo Davidson. October 23 2008 Waived forward Justin Williams. October 16 2008 Signed forward Justin Williams. October 15 2008 Exercised the contract options on forwards Adam Morrison and Jared Dudley through 2009-10. October 14 2008 Waived guards Marcus Williams and Donell Taylor. September 27 2008 Signed guards Marcus Williams and Donell Taylor and forward Andre Brown. September 24 2008 Signed forward Carl Landry to an offer sheet. August 6 2008 Signed guard Shannon Brown. July 31 2008 Re-signed center Emeka Okafor. July 25 2008 Re-signed center Ryan Hollins. July 8 2008 Signed guard DJ Augustin and center Alexis Ajinca. July 7 2008 Named Herb Brown assistant coach. July 1 2008 Tendered qualifying offers to forward Emeka Okafor and center Ryan Hollins and exercised the contract option on forward Jermareo Davidson through 2008-09. Draft 2008 Selected guards DJ Augustin (9th overall pick) and Kyle Weaver (38th overall pick) and center Alexis Ajinca (20th overall pick). June 25 2008 Traded a future protected first-round pick to the Denver Nuggets for the 20th overall draft pick. June 4 2008 Named Dave Hanners, Phil Ford and Jeff Capel assistant coaches. April 29 2008 Named Larry Brown head coach. April 26 2008 Fired head coach Sam Vincent.
SEASON 2007-08
February 29 2008 Waived guard Jeff McInnis. January 31 2008 Signed guard Earl Boykins. December 14 2007 Traded center Primoz Brezec and forward Walter Herrmann to the Detroit Pistons for center Nazr Mohammed. December 4 2007 Signed forward Anderson Varejao to an offer sheet. October 24 2007 Waived guard CJ Watson and forward Jameel Watkins. October 13 2007 Waived forward Gabe Muoneke and centers Deji Akindele and Marcus Campbell. October 1 2007 Re-signed guard Derek Anderson, signed guard CJ Watson, forwards Gabe Muoneke and Jameel Watkins and centers Deji Akindele and Marcus Campbell. August 29 2007 Re-signed guard Jeff McInnis. July 26 2007 Signed forward Jermareo Davidson. July 19 2007 Re-signed forward Gerald Wallace. July 17 2007 Re-signed guard Matt Carroll. July 4 2007 Signed forward Jared Dudley. Draft 2007 Selected forwards Brandan Wright (8th overall pick) and Jared Dudley (22nd overall pick). Traded the draft rights to forward Brandan Wright and cash to the Golden State Warriors for guard Jason Richardson and the draft rights to forward Jermareo Davidson. June 29 2007 Waived guard Brevin Knight. June 18 2007 Named Dell Curry assistant coach and John Outlaw director of pro player personnel. June 13 2007 Named Paul Mokeski assistant coach. June 8 2007 Named Phil Ford and Lee Rose assistant coaches.